Angove Family Winemakers The Medhyk Shiraz 2013
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Selected from four sites planted 40–60 years ago, this is a full-bodied, muscular, rich Shiraz. Roast beef notes provide savory counterpoints to ripe plum, chocolate and mint. Long, firm and focused on the finish, where it picks up some mocha nuances. Drink now–2030.
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A selection of parcels from four different sites around the Vale, this has a wealth of dark and hearty plum and berry fruits, earthy too. The oak sits in stride adding spicy background complexity. The palate has a terrific mix of fine tannins and fleshy supple fruit, boysenberry, raspberry and plum flavors run even - good poise. Drink now or cellar for 10+ years.
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Graceful, with wilted rose petal and white pepper accents to the fresh and vibrant cherry and cranberry flavors. Finishes smooth and enduring.
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The Angove family company, Angove's Pty. Ltd., ranks among Australia's largest privately owned wine companies and stands as one of the few with strong interests in distilling as well as grape growing and winemaking.
His early experimentation with vines, winemaking and distilling, led to the establishment of a proud family business. Dr. Angove's initial plantings at the township of Tea Tree Gully in the Adelaide foothills were the forerunner of one of the largest vineyards in the southern hemisphere - the magnificent Nanya Vineyard at Renmark in South Australia's Murray Valley.
Since World War II, the company has steadily expanded its operations and structure. Their Renmark facility has grown to become a major winemaking and distilling enterprise, with storage capacity for more than15 million litres of wine and spirit. In 1947, Thomas William Carlyon Angove, grandson of the founder, took the helm as Managing Director, beginning a new era in development.
In 1983, the fourth generation of the family took control, when John Carlyon Angove succeeded his father as Managing Director of the company.
The success of the Angove's identity owes a great deal to a pioneering spirit. The same urge that drove Dr. Angove to leave his home in Cornwall and emigrate to Australia is evident in many of the developments the company has taken since.
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